George G. Leiper | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | James Buchanan Samuel Anderson Charles Miner |
| Succeeded by | William Muhlenberg Hiester Joshua Evans Jr. David Potts Jr. |
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| Born | George Gray Leiper (1786-02-03)February 3, 1786 |
| Died | November 18, 1868(1868-11-18) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Ridley Presbyterian Church Cemetery inRidley Township, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
George Gray Leiper (February 3, 1786 – November 18, 1868) was aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania, serving one term from 1829 to 1831.[1][2]
Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania on February 3, 1786,[3] George Gray Leiper was a son of businessmanThomas Leiper. Educated in his community's common schools and an 1803 graduate of theUniversity of Pennsylvania, he relocated in 1810 toRidley Township,Delaware County, Pennsylvania, which was known at the time as "Lapidea." While there, he engaged in logging. He also operatedbark mills and stone quarries.[4][5]
In 1814, Leiper served as a first lieutenant with the Delaware County Fencibles, and performed his duties nearBrandywine Creek.[6]
A member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1822 and 1823, he was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first Congress, during which time, he was the chair of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury.[7][8]
He was not a candidate for renomination in1830, but, instead, resumed the management of his quarry properties. He was then appointed as an associate judge of the courts of Delaware County on February 25, 1843.[9] Reappointed to that position on February 16, 1848, he served until December 1, 1851, when the office became elective.[10]
Leiper died at his home, “Lapidea,” onCrum Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on November 18, 1868, and was interred in the Ridley Presbyterian Church Cemetery inRidley Township, Pennsylvania.[11][12]
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